Work & Labour in Sweden 1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5,773 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.5% 13th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.4% 2025 up 1.2% 10th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.4% 2025 up 1.2% 10th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.0% 2025 up 3.4% 8th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.4 Hour 2025 down 2.0% 37th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.6 Hour 2025 up 3.6% 26th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 10th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 10th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 10th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102.4 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 5.8% 33rd Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102,500 Euro 2024 up 13.0% 9th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 51,437 2024 up 45.7% 26th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 85.2% 2025 up 1.4% 5th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 5,449 Thousand 2024 up 13.4% 11th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 102,500 Euro 2024 up 13.0% 9th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 8.64 million Thousand 2023 up 13.0% 13th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 49,400 Euro 2023 up 1.9% 12th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 255,918 2023 up 19.6% 10th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.0% 2025 down 25.4% 43rd Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 104.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 37.3% 16th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 25.3% 2025 up 11.0% 14th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 43.3% 2025 down 1.3% 45th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.1% 2025 up 1.6% 58th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 43.6% 2025 down 4.1% 34th Part time employment, female 29.1% 2024 down 24.0% 55th Part time employment, male 16.1% 2024 up 6.6% 50th Part time employment, total 22.3% 2024 down 14.7% 50th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 3,096 Co-inventions 2023 down 19.6% 12th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 51.5% 2025 down 6.5% 63rd Annual working hours per worker 1,432 hours per worker 2023 down 2.3% 126th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,432 hours per worker 2023 down 2.3% 126th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 9.5% 2024 down 11.0% 91st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.0% 2025 down 25.4% 43rd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.0% 2025 down 25.4% 43rd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 8.3% 2024 up 4.5% 45th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 38.9% 2025 up 19.3% 4th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 16.1% 2025 up 45.0% 1st Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.2% 2025 down 7.7% 38th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,432 hours per worker 2023 down 2.3% 126th Incidence of part-time employment 47.78 2024 up 0.1% 7th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 61.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 28.5% 14th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 115.6 2024 down 20.9% 80th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.32 2024 down 19.9% 112th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 67.05 2024 down 23.5% 75th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 5.58 2024 down 23.1% 112th Employees 4,792 2025 up 10.4% 38th Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 5,263 Persons 2025 up 8.8% 24th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 1,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.0% 10th Unemployment of previously employed persons 410.11 2024 up 40.2% 31st Unemployed population — Unemployment 510.35 Persons 2025 up 31.4% 17th ← Previous Page 5 of 18 Next →